Get to know # Venu Shastri Venu Shastri is the senior director of product marketing for AI solutions and platforms at Palo Alto Networks. Venu is a seasoned product leader with over 20 years of experience in building and marketing enterprise security products. He has deep domain expertise in AI-powered Cybersecurity and Identity technologies and holds a US Patent on Password-less Authentication. [![linkedin](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/themes/panwblog2023/dist/images/linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vshastri/) *** ** * ** *** Blogs by Venu Shastri Sort By: Recent Recent Popular *** ** * ** *** [![What’s shaping the AI agent security market in 2026](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ai-identity-security-least-privilege-agent-controls.webp)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/whats-shaping-the-ai-agent-security-market-in-2026/) ## [Agentic Identity Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/category/agentic-identity-security/?ts=markdown) ### [What's shaping the AI agent security market in 2026](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/whats-shaping-the-ai-agent-security-market-in-2026/) For the past two years, AI agents have dominated boardroom conversations, product roadmaps, and investor decks. Companies made bold promises, tested early prototypes, and poured resources into innovation. As 2026 begins, the ... Jan 16, 2026 By [Venu Shastri](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/venu-shastri/?ts=markdown "Posts by Venu Shastri") *** ** * ** *** [![Securing Ai Agents: Privileged Machine Identities At Unprecedented Scale](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/securing-ai-agents-privileged-machine-identities.webp)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/securing-ai-agents-privileged-machine-identities-at-unprecedented-scale/) ## [Agentic Identity Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/category/agentic-identity-security/?ts=markdown) ### [Securing Ai Agents: Privileged Machine Identities At Unprecedented Scale](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/securing-ai-agents-privileged-machine-identities-at-unprecedented-scale/) Earlier in 2025, an AI agent named Claudius made headlines when it insisted it was human, promising to deliver products in "a blue blazer and red tie." Quirky? Sure. But beneath the ... Oct 08, 2025 By [Venu Shastri](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/venu-shastri/?ts=markdown "Posts by Venu Shastri") *** ** * ** *** *** ** * ** *** Blogs by Venu Shastri Sort By: Popular Popular Recent *** ** * ** *** [![What’s shaping the AI agent security market in 2026](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ai-identity-security-least-privilege-agent-controls.webp)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/whats-shaping-the-ai-agent-security-market-in-2026/) ## [Agentic Identity Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/category/agentic-identity-security/?ts=markdown) ### [What's shaping the AI agent security market in 2026](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/whats-shaping-the-ai-agent-security-market-in-2026/) For the past two years, AI agents have dominated boardroom conversations, product roadmaps, and investor decks. Companies made bold promises, tested early prototypes, and poured resources into innovation. As 2026 begins, the ... Jan 16, 2026 By [Venu Shastri](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/venu-shastri/?ts=markdown "Posts by Venu Shastri") *** ** * ** *** [![Securing Ai Agents: Privileged Machine Identities At Unprecedented Scale](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/securing-ai-agents-privileged-machine-identities.webp)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/securing-ai-agents-privileged-machine-identities-at-unprecedented-scale/) ## [Agentic Identity Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/category/agentic-identity-security/?ts=markdown) ### [Securing Ai Agents: Privileged Machine Identities At Unprecedented Scale](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/identity-security/securing-ai-agents-privileged-machine-identities-at-unprecedented-scale/) Earlier in 2025, an AI agent named Claudius made headlines when it insisted it was human, promising to deliver products in "a blue blazer and red tie." Quirky? Sure. But beneath the ... 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